Hello Lovelies, today I have a new delicious breakfast recipe for you: Lemon-ricotta pancakes. We love pancakes and especially if they are super fluffy. What could be better than a relaxed Sunday breakfast with a large stack of pancakes, whether with your family, friends or just for yourself.
I added ricotta, lemon juice and peel to the dough this time, what a wonderful combination. If you're wondering, wait a minute, ricotta is not vegan at all - I have to tell you: YES there is vegan ricotta - juhu! And this is not a sponsored post at all, but I love the vegan cheese from New Roots and with their vegan ricotta, the pancakes turned just amazing. Again, a "classic" recipe which can be easily veganized and the taste of the original is in no way inferior. I have to tell you quite honestly that makes me very happy. It is so easy nowadays to avoid animal products. I brought the pancakes to a brunch and everyone was thrilled.
Why these pancakes turn out so fluffy
The secret to really airy pancakes is in two ingredients: sparkling water and a spoon of apple cider vinegar. The sparkling water adds extra bubbles to the batter, and the vinegar reacts with the baking soda and baking powder so the pancakes rise beautifully while they bake. Just make sure to stir in the vinegar right at the end and bake the batter promptly, so the lift is preserved. The vegan ricotta adds extra moisture on top and keeps the pancakes wonderfully tender inside.
I'm still so happy about how well the pancakes turned out and how fluffy and airy they were inside. We ate them with a drizzle of date syrup and with blueberry compote. For the compote, I just boiled frozen blueberries, sweetened with some date syrup and thickened with a teaspoon of starch. The compote complements the tartness from the lemon just perfectly.
So the pancakes have become our new favorites quickly, as you might have noticed by my post so far ;-). But we still like the apple pancakes too, here is the recipe, have you tried them? Especially with my children, these are a hit.
How do you like your pancakes best? We're traveling to the US soon again and I'm really looking forward to testing some vegan versions there, luckily the offer is getting bigger and bigger. And as always, I'm really looking forward to your feedback, if you try the pancakes, tag me on Instagram or send me your pictures so I will not miss it.
If you love these lemon-ricotta pancakes, my breakfast kitchen holds a few more fluffy favourites for you: for something fruity and creamy try my chia coconut pancakes with figs, for a chocolate fix go for the fluffy chocolate pancakes, and when you fancy something finer, don't miss my basic recipe for vegan crêpes. Enjoy!
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